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Product Description: We were patterned after the early church of the apostles. The Book of Acts speaks of the community that anyone could join. They brought their goods with them, to be shared by all, and each shared in everything that was provided. And so that is the basis of our union and our life in community...read more
By Amy Stechler Burns, Ken Burns (photographer), Langdon Clay (photographer), Jerome Liebling (photographer) and Bertha Lindsay (introduced by)

Paperback:

9780893818609 | Aperture, May 1, 1999, cover price $29.95 | About this edition: We were patterned after the early church of the apostles.

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Provides a broad outline for young readers on the history of the land beyond the Mississippi, discussing how the West came to be a claimed piece of territory by the Europeans through various struggles, explorations, and other important events. TV tie-in.
By Ken Burns (introduced by), Dayton Duncan and Stephen Ives (introduced by)

Hardcover:

9780316196284 | Little Brown & Co, September 1, 1996, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: A presentation, based on a PBS television documentary, of the story of the West, a magnificent but harsh landscape, and the people who have tried to claim it

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An evocative history of America's national pastime explores the ways in which baseball both influenced, and in turn was influenced by, politics, race relations, literature, morality, and more. TV tie-in. Read by Ken Burns. Simultaneous.

Cassette/Spoken Word:

9780679437987 | Abridged edition (Random House, September 1, 1994), cover price $35.00 | About this edition: An evocative history of America's national pastime explores the ways in which baseball both influenced, and in turn was influenced by, politics, race relations, literature, morality, and more.
9780679435143 | Abridged edition (Random House, September 1, 1994), cover price $22.50 | About this edition: A history of America's national pastime explores the ways in which baseball both influenced, and in turn was influenced by, politics, race relations, literature, morality, and more.

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Tells the story of the Black baseball teams that played throughout the country before Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in 1947

Hardcover:

9780679867494 | Alfred a Knopf Inc, August 1, 1994, cover price $15.00 | About this edition: Tells the story of the Black baseball teams that played throughout the country before Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in 1947

Library:

9780679967491 | Random House Childrens Books, August 1, 1994, cover price $16.99 | About this edition: Tells the story of the Black baseball teams that played throughout the country before Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in 1947

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Looks at the major achievements and moments of the sport, both on and off the field

Hardcover:

9780679867517 | Alfred a Knopf Inc, August 1, 1994, cover price $15.00 | About this edition: Looks at the major achievements and moments of the sport, both on and off the field

Library:

9780679967514 | Random House Childrens Books, August 1, 1994, cover price $16.99 | About this edition: Looks at the major achievements and moments of the sport, both on and off the field

Illustrates the history of baseball and how it has evolved into its present form

Hardcover:

9780679867500 | Alfred a Knopf Inc, August 1, 1994, cover price $15.00 | About this edition: Illustrates the history of baseball and how it has evolved into its present form

Library:

9780679967507 | Random House Childrens Books, August 1, 1994, cover price $16.99 | About this edition: Illustrates the history of baseball and how it has evolved into its present form

Product Description: The story has been told for generations that one summer day in 1839, in upstate New York, Abner Doubleday created a new set of rules for a new game which he called baseball. But the story simply isn t true. Then how did baseball begin? Who played the first real game? The first night game? Who invented the curveball? Why were players once reluctant to use gloves & masks? Why is the pitcher s mound precisely 60 feet 6 inches from home plate? How did baseball evolve from a leisurely pastime into a billion-dollar industry? You ll find the surprising answers to these & many others questions in this highly readable history of the great American game...read more

Hardcover:

9780756775711 | Diane Pub Co, March 1, 1994, cover price $15.00 | About this edition: The story has been told for generations that one summer day in 1839, in upstate New York, Abner Doubleday created a new set of rules for a new game which he called baseball.

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Product Description: "We were patterned after the early church of the apostles. The Book of Acts speaks of the community that anyone could join. They brought their goods with them, to be shared by all, and each shared in everything that was provided. And so that is the basis of our union and our life in community...read more
By Amy Stechler Burns and Ken Burns (contributor)

Hardcover:

9780517033098 | Portland, November 1, 1990, cover price $19.99 | About this edition: "We were patterned after the early church of the apostles.

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